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Hundreds of Dutch Turks protest in Rotterdam against Turkish coup attempt

Xinhua, July 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

A few hundred Dutch Turks gathered on Saturday in the center of Rotterdam to demonstrate against the military coup attempt in Turkey.

The participants walked from the Wilhelmina Square in procession over the Erasmus Bridge, waving Turkish flags and shouting slogans against the military coup attempt which started on Friday night in Turkey. They also called for Turkish unity.

Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders interrupted his trip to Brazil and returned to the Netherlands after being notified on the events in Turkey, according to a ministry statement.

The statement said a crisis team has been established to monitor the developments and to respond to requests for help by Dutch citizens. Enditem